903  
CDUS41 KRLX 010726  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
326 AM EDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 57 3:11 PM 86 1899 69 -12 78  
MINIMUM 38 10:03 PM 28 1961 47 -9 59  
2008  
AVERAGE 48 58 -10 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.22 1909 0.12 -0.12 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 3.42 3.58 -0.16 3.20  
SINCE MAR 1 5.37 7.61 -2.24 4.85  
SINCE JAN 1 11.40 13.86 -2.46 16.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1980 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.5 -1.5 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 10.4 -3.6 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 52.8 55.9 -3.1 49.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 8 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 203 357 -154 285  
SINCE MAR 1 628 1047 -419 828  
SINCE JUL 1 4584 4866 -282 4608  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 24 13 11 39  
SINCE MAR 1 32 15 17 41  
SINCE JAN 1 32 15 17 41    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 38  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1962  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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